Further Plant Acquisition
I have had a busy week, spending more time than usual working, but I have found a little time to continue gardening. I rang up Notcutts, a garden centre in Bagshot. It has a very good reputation, but for some reason I have never gone there. I asked them if they had a Waldsteinia, and they said yes! I am going that way on Tuesday, so I shall stop off and pay them a visit.
I also bought some more plants from Wilkinson’s: a small pieris, a climbing hydrangea, and a baby magnolia. I will try growing the magnolia in a pot and see how it gets on. I think it has more of a chance than my existing magnolia has. Anyway, it didn’t cost much. You have to be a bit careful with Wilkinson’s plants because they don’t live long on the shelves, but as long as a plant is alive when you buy it, I think it is probably all right.
In the front garden I dug up a shrub which the builders planted ten years ago and which I have never liked. I am not even sure what it is, but this is what it looked like.
I want to dig up all the builders’ shrubs which are on my land, and sow grass seed instead, as this will make maintenance easier. (I am allowed to do this: planning conditions stated that we had to leave the planting alone for five years, but that period has long since passed). However, this is not an easy job, especially as I have to avoid the roots of the cherry tree. I am hoping that I will get good weather during the Easter weekend so I can finish this job.
In the back garden, my annuals are most definitely coming up, in straight lines like they are supposed to. I think I sowed some of the seeds too thickly, but I shall see how they get on.